Richt isn’t among his seniors’ detractors. In fact, the group has been “pretty good, actually,” he said.

“You can’t always measure leadership on wins and losses,” he said, “but you can measure how they handle what’s put before them. Part of the reason our team has not fallen apart is the leadership of that group. If your seniors fell apart and say, ‘Hey, I’m going to bag it, it’s not worth it anymore,’ your team will follow.”